BS: Mercury visible

Subject: BS: Mercury visible
From: Penny S.
Date: 21 Apr 09 - 02:47 PM

Don't know if anyone's interested, but Mercury is visible in the west tonight, about 7.30, local time (or 8.30 summer time) and then on for a while. (I'm afraid I missed part of the first set of the brilliant blues at Fox and Hounds last night trying to photograph it.)

Penny

Subject: RE: BS: Mercury visible
From: Rapparee
Date: 21 Apr 09 - 02:55 PM

Oh, the planet. I thought you meant either the silvery liquid metal or Freddy.

Subject: RE: BS: Mercury visible
From: katlaughing
Date: 21 Apr 09 - 03:04 PM

Thanks, Penny!

Subject: RE: BS: Mercury visible
From: jacqui.c
Date: 21 Apr 09 - 03:38 PM

Don't think we have a chance of seeing it - it's very wet here in Maine and very cloudy.

Subject: RE: BS: Mercury visible
From: Penny S.
Date: 26 Apr 09 - 03:49 PM

Tonight it's just below the thin crescent Moon, which is just below the Pleiades.

Penny

Subject: RE: BS: Mercury visible
From: Don Firth
Date: 26 Apr 09 - 04:11 PM

Named after the nekkid guy with the wings on his hard-hat and tenny-runners. The messenger of the gods.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: Mercury visible
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 27 Apr 09 - 03:16 AM

Last night I posted in the Walkabouts thread by mistake>
I just said how it was a rare if not spectacular sight in UK and how it was usually hard to find.
The lovely crescent, with the old moon in its arms, showed the way perfectly.
Thanks Penny.
Did you get a picture?

Subject: RE: BS: Mercury visible
From: Penny S.
Date: 27 Apr 09 - 03:59 AM

I did. several. Two are on The Science Forums site.

Moon Mercury and Pleiades

Penny

Subject: RE: BS: Mercury visible
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 27 Apr 09 - 04:43 AM

Wow!
I could not even see the pleides last night.
And the topography on the dark side.

Subject: RE: BS: Mercury visible
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 18 Jun 09 - 07:14 AM

Triple conjunction Mars Moon and Venus again around dawn tomorow.